Leadership

Pat K. Schneider, CEO
Pat Schneider is a General Management “C-suite” executive with solid P&L experience and expertise in turnarounds. She has a strong consumer health and wellness products background in leading existing business units, opening new markets and launching products globally for organizations including: P&G, J&J, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bayer, Herbalife, Unigen, Metagenics, Twinlab and Nelson Bach.
Pat also serves as an advisor to the Nutrition Capital Network, an organization that connects investors with high-potential growth companies in the nutrition and wellness industry. Additionally, Pat writes for several nutritional journals and is a speaker at numerous health and wellness events.
Pat holds a BS in Microbiology, MBA in Finance & Marketing, JD in Commercial Law and is a licensed attorney in California and was actively practicing in the areas of Elder Law and Estate Planning.

Todd Carlson, CFO
Todd joined Biova’s parent company, Henning Holdings in 2008 providing financial leadership and strategic planning to the 30+ companies within the Henning investment portfolio. Prior to joining Henning Holdings he was the Executive VP for a regional home builder that constructed approximately 500 homes per year. He also worked in several capacities with Maytag; from Branch Operations Manager, leading 360 employees and negotiating with multiple union organizations, to Director of Retail Merchandising, handling an annual merchandising budget of $50M.
Todd holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Marketing from Minnesota State University as well as a Master’s of Business Administration from University of Iowa.

Amanda Ollenburger, Senior Director, Marketing and International Sales
Randal S. Fitzgerald, Director of Operations
Randal Fitzgerald brings over 35 years of management experience in biological, pharmaceutical and medical device operations to his Director of Operations position at Biova.
He has experience in building and operating international facilities, negotiating relationships with local and national level authorities and establishing operating systems. He is also experienced with centrifugal separation, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, aseptic filtration, pharma water and air systems, cell culture, bacterial culture, lyophilization and sterilization. His direction ensures the highest product quality levels and optimum manufacturing efficiency at Biova.
Randal has a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from Iowa State University. He has been the Vice Chair and 6+ year board member of the International Serum Industry Association and 25-year member of the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers.
Taiwo Misra, Quality and Regulatory Compliance Manager
Tai Misra joined Biova as the Quality and Regulatory Compliance Manager in September of 2018 and specializes in research, process development and quality assurance.
She brings a wealth of experience to the Biova team and has worked in Quality Control at Continental Manufacturing Chemist, American Natural Treats, Pioneer, Kemin and Frontline Bioenergy. Her oversight, management and leadership are integral to Biova providing the highest quality water-soluble eggshell membranes on the market.
Tai has a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Iowa State University and completed additional courses in Advanced Calculus, Abstract Algebra, Biochemical Engineering and Chemical Engineering. She is an ASQ Certified Pharmaceutical GMP Professional, Quality Auditor and HACCP Auditor.